According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, high tsunami risk exists for coastal regions in the United States along the Pacific Rim and existing scho [...]

The 2016 edition of the ASCE 7 Standard, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures includes a new Chapter 6 – Tsunami Loads and Effects. The ASCE 7-16 Tsu [...]

In February 2011, the American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, formed a new subcommittee to develop design provisions for Tsunami Loads and Effects (TLE). There is curr [...]

This paper will demonstrate the application of the new ASCE 7-16 Chapter 6, Tsunami Loads and Effects, when applied to prototypical buildings located in various coastal l [...]